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Former NYPD Sergeant Arrested for Migrant Shelter Bribery

4/1/2026

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Edouardo St. Fort, a former New York Police Department sergeant, was arrested in Massachusetts on bribery charges related to migrant shelter contracts.
The probe involves New York City Council Member Farah Louis, her sister Debbie Louis, and Edu Hermelyn, amid a surge of over 200,000 migrants in New York City.
Prosecutors allege kickbacks from BHRAGS Home Care Inc.
St. Fort's Fort NYC Security subcontracted for BHRAGS.

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Story summary

Edouardo St. Fort, a former New York Police Department sergeant, was arrested in Massachusetts on bribery charges related to migrant shelter contracts.
The probe involves New York City Council Member Farah Louis, her sister Debbie Louis, and Edu Hermelyn, amid a surge of over 200,000 migrants in New York City.
Prosecutors allege kickbacks from BHRAGS Home Care Inc.
St. Fort's Fort NYC Security subcontracted for BHRAGS.